The New York Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1877, Page 5

rr A ROYAL VISITOR. | Arrival of the Unknown Rex in the Lower Bay. CARNIVAL IN HIS HONOR His Movements in the City of Gotham To-Day. REVELRY. A NIGHT OF ‘This morning ushers in the day, weatbor permitting, when Rex, the King of the Carn:val, will inaugurate | his mimic reign in New York, The preparations | ave been upon such an extensive scalo und the public curiosity bas been wrought to such a pitch that the citizens are rightfully catitied to expect @ pageant of | more than ordinary grandeur, Thero seems to be no | doubt but that every hopeful prediction will be | realized. All that could be obtained in the way of the | formation of committees and all the matter tending to | the form and method of the parade bave already been | published, It only remaims to tell what fresh news | has been ascertained, | wo 18 KING? The question of the mystic sovereignty is, of course, the principal conundrum of the day. Kverybody knows who the king is, and yet, very singularly, | averylody wants to know who he is There is a vague | rumor ailoat, aud uot utterly without substantiation, | shat the purple and ermine of the throne have beon auctioned off as it they were acity lot im some Long Island town, Peeping through the meshes of this sudden irruption of royalty we sce how thoroughly democratic Wo ure, aud we cease to sneer, lor the moment, at the English satire which made us a | race of shopkeepers. But whether Rex is a brewer baker or acandlestickmaker, it does not affect the flame of the fierce curiosity which beais upon the subs ject. Tho President of the United States arrived here last evening, and yet he excités but a minor portion of | the interrogatory investigation who is directed | toward this mystic individual, which is to come fromm | cloudiand, via a tugboat, and disembark at the Bat- tery. The air is crammed with rumors touching his dentity, but all of them end fn a flash of wonder, as jhe rockets of this evening will trol into streaks of ire tbat will melt before the check of night bas chance to blush at the indignity of the burning kiss, THE SHaDowr TUG. At ten o’clock to-day the King of the Carnival is to alight at the battery from a royal tugboat expecially prepared for him. Whence comes ho? In asking this question we strike a chord of curiosity which vibrates Yhroogh the common breast of the public, Is t trom Long Island that he lands, or New Jerscy, or the fair shores of Staten {slund? Or is he a mysterious being, woven ut of the golden sunrises of the days that we have baa lately ? ‘That is to be determined to-day, or rather to-night, when the luminous waves of the ball will, break in phosphorescent glory about his throne, It will then be ascertamed who the King is, and we trust that the firat one who penetrates the secret, will ask His Majesty, taking into consideration the fact that he represents Mayor Ely for (he nonce, what he intends to do about the dog law. There are a great many dogs that would like to know, considering that the manner of their death is asyct undetermived. While talking about the King it may be as well to etute that the position 18 one which has been eagerly sought, The committee at the Sturtevant House has been constantly in the receipt or letters from obscure people, who thought that the pos- session of a milion dollars or so entitled them to cone sideration. lu view of the fact that the choice is already wade there 1s certainly no barm in publishing the following extracts from letters of application: ~ WOULD-BE MONARCHS, “Lam willing to be king aud { think I should have a chance, There is no question’ aboot my being able | jo pay for it. Necessarily there will be a big crush, aud how charming it will be to have a man on the apot who, at a moment's warning, will be enabied to run out an obituary for apy untortunate who might be killed!” This letter was postmarked Ph tiavelphia, Here is another:—"Mrs, Hayes baving renounced her objection to wine, I find uo further employment im the way of inducing her to reconsider her decision ubout the White House dinners, and as there will not be anotuer trial jor some time, | think tebad better be King of the Carnival, especially since business is dull at Albany and the rapid transit people seem to bo yoing slow, which, as every one knows, i$ a very bad way to be in, although it 18 not as bad as being secre: tary at a small salary, with the necessity of keeping up the expense of a night bell.” This letter was post- murked Washington, D. C. Stil anotber:—"1'am very tired of playing solitaire, | It does get irksume, you Know. A man always goes | out, aud yet never go out. Being w merry cuss, 1 | don’tsce wiy I shouldn't be King of the Carnival, | 1 the jawyers lave leit me wnything Lam wilhog to puy iiverally for it.” This letter was mailed in the city, east side. How’s this ’—It | were thoroughly assured that no wine bibbers or brewers of lager beer were allowed tn the line | wouldn't mind being King of the grand 16te, Not that I would do anything to attract attentiou—oh, no! that 1s not m. 1k dodge better than that, J will not serv passes the Union League Clu, There is a dangerous bar thereabouts, I lave been told," ‘Au Epigrammatic One “I'll be King. Nut ced. 1 | have been to « Hayes dinner and I want a change, ‘an’t 1 be Gambrinus to the royal chair or any fellow thas a drink occasionally, Never felt so bad, as my wame’s Zach, since the day that I beard Tilden was electeu, Short and Sweet—‘Couldn’t be emperor, will be K Dow't send dogs; plenty of them. Costs too to license tuem.” This is bat a faut representation of the letters whieh lave poured in upon the committee, but it will v ficient to show (he interest which has been taken in the movement, Although we are confessedly a very democratic people, we Hike the biaze of w coronet and the kingly sweop ot royal robes. The idea’ of o cupylig the chair of Mayor Ely in a purely Elymos nary Way has beeu tov much for those’ gentieme: whose vanity is not Loin most inéigniticant quanty, | Hence the applications tor the position of Rex, sonie of which came from individuals woo employed their | rks to write the partic letter, and employed them to do so for the best of reasons, | GOING, GOING AND GONE, Out of all the mist of the rumor comes the tolerably zertain statement that the throue has been knocked down to the highest biader; that the scéptre has been put up and aisposed of, ae if it Were a faded bit of ture oiture from a Bowery lodging house that had drilted into the Shorifl’s Hunds. ‘this is rather antagonistic so the remance of the entire affair, but it shows bow thoroughly practical Wo are, und must necessarily ve | A stinging satire for tho effete oceupunts of crumbling dynasties wo contemplate. A portion of the twaatie of | mystery Which wraps the King covers the earls and | dukes, the crandees and court officers. Outside of the | Jace that they are all of the Anest families the public know litte or nothing about them. And who ure the | “Boet-eatere,” tbat remarkable body of cartivorous | sus who arc Buppoacd to pass their entire existence sant Gcoupation of chewing steaks? That isa question which will {Ind sts solution ia the guslts moment that will be pregnant with the identity of Rex Timself, Ono thing has been ascertained—they wiil be in the tender line of the parade. THE QUE There i#@ vast deat of uncertainty regarding the Queen of the ball, aud there are those who, speaking ol (ne King ag it they know him personally, state that toyal Nivs—His Royal Highness rather—will not erate a Qneen, owing to the inelancholy fact of nis being bachelor, Kut there are others who know tuat there is a Queen, and they know tho identical | lauy. With the exception of an agreement as regurds | the sox they differ widely {n their stories, A beautiial | widow of Brooklyn, a charining girl irom Harlem, the | velle of Richmond, Va. ; 4 ieee of a Senator, a grand. daughter of a former dont, and any quantity | of langutsuing beautior, blown into the eye of the pub. | Jie by the breath of praise {rom every discoverod point | of Ule compass, ore aspirants for the position, In exch insinnce there has been a willingness to poy liberally for the honor and to deiray all expenses, Every jady postulant wishes to contribute a dazzling turnout Six milk white horses arc a drug in the | morket now, und a tiger tandem team ts getting a iittie | eivie. ‘he latest offer bas been that of a circus lady, Who proifers a string of ostrich, The decision in this case has been reached also, and wo do pot mind bray. | jng the fury of the association by stating boldly and without fear that (t is Miss —, THE KOVAL CRAFT SIGHTED. Far off to the sea rin, where the rosy clouds ot Morning make their hoine, the anxious gaze of cruis- ing New York priots bas long been stroined in hope of sebing a giinpse of the goudola of Momus, New twenty to twenty-eight feet ot water. @ Vigilance of mon, for tuey have agreed to pilot Rex up to the eity for novhing, The pilot boats Fanny | ond Biuat No. 2 have been more watchful than | soy others, and Captaing Woolsey, and Butler, and | Jork Liewelian, ana sullivan, and Jounson and ali the Trot have been in hot competitivn to catoh the royal Grait, The Fausy having a good record im the matter | | of cigars on the tuble, | write a letter to the “Complaint Book,” it may be | | \ | j | resulting dally if his investment with the ermine, | | 1 | | alone in the house, two men driving @ pecler’s wagon of catching men-of-war, a Hekate man went aboard of her at Staten Island a few days ago, and Captain Woolsey promised to meet the ship of Momus or cat every ounce of corned beef abourd the boat. Butler said he'd jump overboard through a lea scupper if the Fanny dido’t make ont the new ship rst, With these assurances and @ reversible collar, a H»raLp man went to stain search of Momus Last night, when about fiftcen miles south, goutheast of the light sbip, out just peeping over the rim of tho ocean. low, then engaged at Bible class, immediately came on deck, aud tLe boat bore down ou tbe incoming craft, The naval architecture of the shipyards of the laud of Momus is quite as araberquo centric as that which meets the eye when view~ ing the glorious custies of the Kast at sunrise. Apy at- tempt to describe the craft would be vain, The tars on vourd call everythmg by such peculiar wames that it would require a giossory to elucidate the de- scription if ope were written, She was of such peculiar shapo and build that the deck wash always rups of through the windward scuppers, Her steei ing apparatus 1 all forward and the bull is hollow in the stera, She stretches 1,600 feet of canvass, 1s manned by 300 tars—or beet eaters they call them— and was built at some pluce not down on the charts, ‘The pilot was taken ou Lourd over the port quarter and went forward to the cabin, tbe HERALD man following, With awe and trepidation both entered the cabin and contronted Rex, who was no less a person thun—well, than the man who is to | the procession to-day. Before producing the bottie—always a necessary preliminary to entering the Bort of New York, Mr. that 1s, M ox made big Visitors swear that they would not ‘give Lim y.’? From this New Yorkism. the nativity of Rex may be interred. After the solemn oath bad becn given, Rex produced a big bottle anajplaced a bandfdl From the character of these latter itis safe to say that Connecticut hus commer. cial relations with beayen, the port trom which Rex eubarked, This may not be 80, and less some in- | digvant angel or Connecticut man be induced to well to state that the special brand oi cigars we | smoked with Rex can be had iu any 1a beer aloon in Now York.. The bottle was opened— | opening # dottle” conveys the idea ol champagne, | but this was beer—and conversation began, Rex in- | quiring particularly about the prospets of the carni- vul, On beimg assured of its success he ordered ane | other-—bottle of beer—and announced there was lots more where it came from, Another and another quickly followed, and at about the thirteenth—the re- | porters not sure about the number, for he lost th count about the ninth bottle, and only judges there- utter by the werriment of the party—Rex became contidential, Forgetting im the generousness of his hospitality " that ono of the guests was a reporter, ho told of the struggles ie had just opened bis narrative when « loud report was beard, Rex thought that it had beeu caused by the loosening of the fastenings of some Limbarger stowed in the alier part of the ship, but iuvestizauon showed the Limburger to be all right. 1t was sabse- queatly discovered that old Cupinin Cosgrove, of | Sindy Hook iightship, had fired a salute with a shot- | gun he uses for codish and other game. | The sulute was responded to by the | simultaneous opening ot ten bottles of | beer, and in the cabin below Rex continued the epic of “fhe Struggio fora throne” He had narrated his autobiography from (ue time he was born upio the | intcresting point where a throne within bis | A ratue wus heard on deck at the supreiny | ent and unother interruption was (he result, He bad arrived at quarantine and the Health Officer wus expected. Dr, Mccartney opened his window, caught the unsought odor ot the cheese and waved his hand toward che city, no doubt mistuking the strange look- mug craft for Commissioner Nicholls’ new patent ten thousand dollar gurbuge scow. IN THE UPPER BAY. Up went the sail, and the passage to Gotham was continued, also the tale ot Rex. The etgar had been sinoked and the subie odor of the cargo began to manifest itvell; so the deck was sought, It was now half-past one A, M., and the noble city of Gotham in the near distance, with 1s myriad lights, looked like a succotash of stars spilled into the ebon lap of night. Rex spoke in Dutch of the beauty ot the scone and the reporter debarked in a yawl Jor the city. THE DAY PROCESSION. At ten o’clock to-day the King will take his place at the bead of the line of procession and march through the city via Broadway to Fourteenth street, through Fourteenth street to Foarth avenue; thence to Seven- teenth street, pussing reviewing stand on Seventeenth to Broadway; thence to Sixteenth, through Sixteenth to Filth avenue, to Forty-second street, where he will remain until the nigh+ procession starts, THM NIGHT PROCESSION. The night procession will be formed as tollows:— Platoons ot Police. Seventy-first Regiment Baud, led by F. J. Eben, Heralds. Earl Grand Marstal. Knights of Balor, Kuights ot Solomun, Balzac, Knights of the Crown, Knighis. sq Se Lord Chamberiains, Lord High Sheriffs. Baron of the Exchequer. First Regiment Yeomaury of the Guard, jamelukes, King’s Band Royal. Fiity Beet Laters. Guards, King's Royal Standard, Guards, King’s Body Guard, King’s Royal Chariot, Body Guard, Body Guard, fR King’s Body Guard Royal. ‘Torch Bearers. Torch Bearers, 8 King’s Parveyor of Wines, $ Brower Royal. S Colwnbus Planting Use First Standard on o American Soul. g Atnerica as It Was, 2 Ship. 5 The Santa Maria, ‘ De Soto Discovering ths Alississippl. hv Pocahontas Kescuing Captain Smith, ‘ > Hendrick Hudson Entering the = Hudson River, g Peun Treating with tae Indiana, g Boston Ted Ship, 4 Music. 5 Putnam’s Call, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Washington at Valley Forge, Capture of Major André, ? Oyo ‘sdig ‘SUIO,AW] ByYSy] NIDjeQ “sdIeag"yoI0L, Perry on Lake Erie, Music, Battle ot New Orleans, = Soldier's Dream, e Music. e North aud South, 2 The Reconciliation, 8 Uncle Sam Pp Astride the World, a ‘The line will begiu to move from Forty-second street at early eaouie ugh d go forward through Filta avenue to Wavericy Puce, to Broadway, up Broadway to Fourtecuth street, to Fourth avenue, thenco to Seventeenth street, to tbe reviewing stand, to Broad. | down to sixteenth Street, through ' Sixteenth to Fifth avenue, through Fifth avenue to ‘oty-third street, to Madisun avenue, through Mauison avenue to Thirty-lourth street and dismiss, rebical ruler of the carnival will pass in review before the chiet republican magistrate, us President Hayes’ rooins at the Filth Avenue Hotol will aflord a better coup Weil of the spectacle than even the grand stand in Union square, It is not prob- able, lor this reason, that the President will avail him. self of the invitation of the carl marshal to occupy a pubiic seat, THN BALL. The whole ground surface of Giimore’s Garden bas been bourded over and the largest ball floor ever seen in New York, 18 ready tor use. The piliars and root braces 1 give the pluco sucha gaunt jook, are completly hidden with bunting and flogs of all nations, ‘These with the rows of various cviored iigots that span the guaran and the tangled sea of colored roves worn by the maskers, will produce a grand effect, The | throne of the king will be erected in front of the cas. | cade, which will ve flowing, and he will be surrounded | by ail his court abd Lousehold. A scene of great ex- citement 18 expected When the King reyeals bimself at the bull, and hundreds are going just to see who be is. AN UNCOUSINLY A Edward MeNamara, of No 12 Baxter strect, and his cousin, of the same name, of No, 456 Pearl street, mingled their iriendship in the “flowing bowl’? on the night of tho 29th uit, inadowntown saloon, Tho hand of the first named was ticd ap with bandages, aud, wishing to pay for gome drinks, be requested lis cousin to take from his pantaioous pocket a silver quarter for that purpose, MeNamara No. 2 hastened to comply and soon his haua was ju his cousin's pocket. He puiled out the sought-for silver quarter, pail for the drinks, and the pair soon | a terward parted company, Then it was that No. 1 discovered that six $100 bills whicn he had paced in his pocket along With the silver quarter early that evening re missing. He searched for his cousin, out in vain. orday he caught bim, and ot tuo Tombs Police | Court he was Leid in $2,500 buil on the charge of lar- ceny from tho person. Y A DASTARDLY OUTRAGE. Mra, MeCaffray lives in a quiet part of Morrigania on Lincoln avenue, On Saturday last, witile she was calicd abd exbibited their wares, While ougaged in looking at some parcels one of the men suudenly seized and threw her on the floor and outraged he aftor which da pistol at her head while lis ac- complice ransacked the drawers and appropriated their contents, The rufflans baving accomplished their designs, hur- ried away, and Mrs, MeCatlray bastened to Captain Killalea, of the Phirty-third precinct, and narrated the outrage. Two officers were lurnished with @ desery tion of the ruffinus and sent in quest of them, On Sat urday night & man wos arrested at Rubonstein’s Park, but Mrs, McCafray could not idenufy him as one of ber asealiants. Airs. MeCailray in her complaint ed that Officer Connelly, who wns on post at the time, heard her cries but did not offer to assist her. RAPLWD TRANSIT. Justice Gilbert, of the Supreme Court, Kings county, rendered a decision, yesterday, in the matter of the application made in behalf of A, 8. Barnes, and other property owners on the lino of Atlaptic avenue, for a permanent injunction prokibiting the Long Island ailroad Company from axing steam on that thorough- d about two weeks ago. The Court denies the appitoation, with $10 costs. Work will now be pushed forward on the rod, Ava niceting of the Brooklyn Woard of Aldermen, yestorday, permission was granted to the Brooklyn Ulty Railroad Company to ron steam cars oo Third avenue, from Twepty-fifth street to Fort Hamilton. The noiseloss locomotives will be placed on tbat line immediately, | about two hundred peopic Who had passed the :ate- | of the greetings flushed his coun | Foote, who tor scvoral weeks have beon guests at the , by the Seventh regiment at ball-past, two to the Cen- 1 | Captain Carton.. THE PRESIDENT’S VISIT. A VERY ENFORMAL BECEPTION IN JERSEY CITY— THE CEREMONIAL IN THE PARK ‘TO-DAY—PBI- VATE HOSPITALITY. Rutherford B. Ha; made his rst visit m the character of the President of the United States to the city of New York yesterday, For gome time this event has been anticipated by certain of our promi- nt citizens.with feelings of sell-congratulatiou, aud it is safe to say that even the common popu- Jace indulged in @ sentiment of pride in looking forward to the coming of the chiet magistrate of the nation to is metropolis and commercial capital, Three, very interesting public occasions have so iallen as to be honored by his presence—the 109th anutversary of the Chamber of Commerce, the trismph of King Carnival ang the un- veiling of the statue of Fiiz Greep Halleck at the Cen+ tral Park. ‘AN INFORMAL RECEPTION, ‘The President's arrival was awatted at the depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Jersey City yesterday by an informal delegation from the Chamber ot Com- merce, consisting of Messrs, Henry M. Tabor and E. ¥. Shepherd, Ex-Governor E. D. Morgan and Mr. Elliott C, Cowdin were also present. Comptroilor Joun Keliy was at the depot, but whether as an act of Tespect is not known. ‘As the hour for the arrival of the limited exprezs | from Washington drew uear a kuot of people gradually | collected, Their demeagor was undewonstrauve, sid | probably very few of them wero drawn thither by curiosity unassociated with other reasons. ¢ THE ARRIVAL Precisely at four o'clock the train rolled into the depot, with pufls and clangor, and there was a rash of keeper, toward the rear coach, in which were the party ol dignitaries, President Hayes alghtea much im the same manner as the less illustrious passengers, quietly, shook hands with the rst persous Le met and received their remarks with a good vatured und modest expression, Tne excitement | anve, which wore quite ag fresh and bright a look as if he had not been wearied with a ride of seven hotirs, und for au of-hand clusion obe Would kay that the responsbliity of his b place had thus far sat very lightly upon him. ile took the arm of ex-Governor Morgan, while Mra, Mayes accepied the escort of Mr. Tabor, ‘i legale 9 them as they passed to the carriages of those tw gentlemen were General Sherman, Secretary Evarts, Secretary Scharz, Mi2s Scburd, Attorney General Devine, Hon, G. H, Boker, United states. if'nis to | Russia} Mr, Webb C. Hayes and the Misses Platte and | White House, As the party entered the carriages in waiting some shouts resembling cheers were raised by the now augmented crowd, and a rush was made for the ferry- bout which was to bear them to Desbrosses street, Landed in New York they were whirled through tho less trequented streets to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The President was glad there to get rid of the dust of travel, und inauige iu a slight respite from movement and bustle, ' THE PRESIDENTS ENGAGEMENTS. His time wiile in the city 1s very Lally bespoken for him, as, like most public men, bo cad call scurcely a moment wholly his own, At half-past nine in the morning the Presidential family will sit for their pho- tographs to a prominent artist. Atlanebeou to-day Mr. and Mrs, Hayes will be the guesis of Geveral J. Grant Wisen. From bis residen: No. 15 East Seventy-fourth sircet, they, with General Shermun, Admiral Porter, the Russian Grand Dukes and the membors of the Cabidet to be present, will be escorted tral Park, to inaugurate the statue of Fitz Greene Halleck. Tho President and his suite will afterward be escurted to the Filth Avenue Hotel. THE MALLECK STATUR. The following are the cmet features of the pro- gramme of the ceremonios — nae irr Mr. William Cullén Bryant will introduce the Presi- deut, Who will then unveil. the statue and formally present it to the city of New York on the part of the subscribers, The Mayor will respond. A poem written for the occasion by John G. Whittier will be read by General James Grant Wilson, and Mr. William Allen Butler will deliver a closing uddress, iy the evening ex-Governor Morgun desires the President and his suite to honor his mansion, and if he accepts the invitation a brilliant reception will take place, On the following day Mr. und Mrs, Hayes will be entertained by Mr. John Jacob Astor and will also spend some hours in sight seeing, It is expected that the return to Washington will .ake place on Thursday, The Mayor has formally tendered the bospitulities of the city to the President and tie use of the Governor's Room, on Wednesday, to receive all those citizons who desire to call upon him, the hour for the beginning of the reception being tixed ut eleven o'clock. RECEPTION BY EX-PRESIDENT GRANT. Puivapsirua, Pa., May 14, 1877. Ex-President Grant held uw reveption in Independence Hail at noon to-day, The members of the Sélect and Common Council mot at noon in the Common Councll Chamber and marched in a body to tho Hall, where they were introduced io tho ex-President. From the mo- | ment the first person entered there was a steady stream of people passing through at tue rate of 2,600 un hour, Some of the more prominont citizens as they entered | were personally introduced by Mayor Stokley, Tne yoleran soldiers aud sailors of the city will pay their | respects to General Grant prior to bis depurture tor Europe on Wednesday noon in Independence Hall. CREEDMOOR. _ THE MARKSMEN OF THY THIRD BRIGADE AT “BALL PRACTICE. The marksmen of the Third brigade profited by the splendid weather yesterday to go before the rifle | ranges at Creedmoor for ball practice. The Eighth | regiment had out 183 qualified marksmen and the Six- | ty-ninth fifty-seven men of ali ranks, Colonel G. D. | Scott, of the Eighth rogiment, was the field officer in | commend, and Major Josepu Holland, the brigade ine | structor of rife practice, superintended the theoreti. cal and practical detalis of the firing. The Eighth had fifty markemen who qualified for the second time, and the Sixty-ninth qualitied for the present sevson thirty- six out of fifty-seven marksmen, Among the best scores are the folowing: RIGHT REGENT, Lieutenant Gee 41 Private Healy Captain Barker, 37 “Private Dale Privawe Reid. 37 Private Clarke. Licutenant quinn, 36 Captain Ross, Private Hobart. Corporal Gilmore. . Private Herzeman, Private Dewa: Private Scuede, Private Reidel. . Lieutenant Constantine & Private Clark. i Private Private Seback . Sergeant Ross Private Buckb ve Lovitt Ser, Captain Brennan, Tuomas Haniey Captain Cushing. Sergeant O’ ear Sergeant Nelson Adjitant Moran Licutenant Connor... Lieutenant Mefeely. Thomas Ryap Sergeant Dulauy. Sergeant Cupningoum,, 38 Licutenant Regan, of Corporal Horr. Major Dufly Vaptain Kerr Sergeant Roads Private Meagher. Private Meagnan Sergeant Burns. Sergeant Buck Licatenunt Breslin, Private Christopher... 31 ‘To-day the flitt competition for places on the senior and jumor teams of the Amateur Rifle Club will come ott. + Bd BASEBALL. A closely contested game took place ov the Union Grounds yesterday, between the Chelseas, of Brooklyn, and the Athletics, of Philadelphia, Bok ciubs were out in (ui! force, and so sharp was tho piay that the first run was not scored until tho seventi inning when the Athletics made one on a safo Lit by Fulmer, In the first half of the ointh inging the Chelseas scored their first and only rug, witch tled the game, and cree | ated considerable excitement. The Athletics, how- over, in their half of the ninth closed the game by add- ing one more run to their score, which was brought in by a sate hit also of Fuimer’s, The following ts the score :— Clubs. lst, 2d, Sd. Ath, Sth, Sh, Tih, Bth. Oth, Chelsea . vo 0 0 o 0 a Athlevc +0 0 0 0 0 0 1 O ime Bunce, of the Winona Cluv, ti Clab received an overwholming de- feat at the hands of the Louisvilles yesterday at Cine cinnati, The following is the score:-— Clubs, lst, 2d, Bd. Arh, Sth, Oth, Tth, Sth th. Cincinnati..... 0 3 9 O 1 0 LO 1H Louisville.....5 0 0 0 7 4 3 % Umpire—Mr, William EB, Walker, of Cincinnati. ‘The game between the Hartiord and St, Louis clabs at St. Louis was postponed on account of rain, At Prinéeton the Aiaskas ol this city were defeated by the Frincoton Colloge ning vy a score of 9 10 & ‘The Cincinnatis and Louisvilles play to-day at Cinein- natt; Bostons and Uhicagos, at Chicago; Hartford and Si Louis, at St. Lous; Live Oaks and ‘Rochesters, at Rochester; Indianapolis and Buckoye, at Indianapolis; Arlington and Continental, at Siaten Isiand; Resuluto and Enterprise, at Centennial Ground, Jersey Cry; Atuletic and Delaware, at Port Jervis; Star and Alle- heny, at Syracuse, and Alpba and Mohawk, at fottenvilie, 8. 1, The Iodianopolis defeated tho Buckeyes at Indiana- polis, Score, 4 to 0. At Rochester the by the Rochesters: HELD rad ee @, of Lynn, were defeated A motion was made in the Supreme Court, Kings covaty, before Justice Pratt, yesterday to vacate an order of attachment against the lennsylvama Fire raneo Company, of Vhiladelphia, The action ‘NEW. YORK. HERALD, “TUESDAY, MAY 15; 1877—TRIPLE, SHEET. PAY OF THE ARMY. PROPOSITION OF A NEW TORK BANKING FIRM FOR THE ADVANCEMENS OF THE NECESSARY FOUNDS—CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECKE~ TARY OF WAR. Wasuinoton, May 14, 1877. The Secretary of War has received from Messrs. Drexel, Morgen & Co., of New York, the following letter iu regard to advancing funds to pay tbe army :— New York, May 11, 1877. To Hon. Gronce W. McCrany, Secretary of War, Washington, V. C,:— Sin—The failure of Congress to perform what appears to us an obvious aud sucred duty—namely, the nuking of the necessary appropriation for the pay of the olll- cers und men of our army and navy—abd our desire to prevent, if possible, inevitable loss and distress to a class of men whose interests should, io our judgment, command tho greatest and most carnest solicitude of the government and of the country, prompt us to ad- dress you, sir, the tollowing question: First—What would be tue risk one would incur in advancing the funds forthe prompt payinent of the officers and men? Second—Which are tho dates when the sundry poy- ments Jall duo Third—W hat would bo the probable duration of the outlay? ‘Fourth—Which would be the safest mode of effecting | such payments? Fisth—Could the machinery of the government be used Jor such purpose ? It is not our mtention to offer to lend the money to the government for the purpose, and thus establish | what might perhaps be considered au objectionable | precedent; nor should we wish to do anythiug to place the officers and men in the hight of Deneliciaries; but our idea would be, simply in order te protect the men from exorbitant charges, to form a syndicate who | wouid furnish the necessary means, say at the rate of | five or six per cent per annum, Should the project | uppear to you practicable we shall be pleased to take | a leading part in presenting at (o the public avd sup- porting it 10 @ loeral und substantial manner, and we shall be gratified tur any suggestion you may see ft to make lor tho successiai carrying oul of the schome, | We remaia, sir, your obedignt servants, DREXEL, MORGAN & CO, REPLY OF TUX SECRETARY, To the abovo letter the Seeretury replied as fol- | lows:— | Wasmxeros, D. C., May 12, 1877. To Drexun, Moncax & Co., New Yor' GuxtLyxeN—Your letter of the 11su 1s received, and I wish to thank you for the kind sulicituue which you inunifest ior the necessities of a taithiul class of public servants, You mnake inquiries as to the feasibility of paying the ollicers and wen by a syndicate whose rates ui dis-~ count would bo those current in ordinary business transactions instead of the extortionate rates to wich they might otherwise be subjecind. Suca a scheme is, nw my opinion, entirely practicable, but the laws pro- hibiding any execuuve ollicer trom ivolving the xov- ernment iu any aolitties not provided jor by upyroprie ALIOLS are sO positive. that the transaction must be purely a private oue, at the risk of the syndicate, THs RISK ENCOUNTERED, This risk is, first, the possibility that Congress might not pass the Deficiency bill; second, the possi- bility of oflivers makiug out fraudulent pay uccounts. This L regard a8 wlmost nothing, Such an oljence 1 sure of detection, ana subjects an ollicer to wial by court martial and disinissal, In reply to your questions I would state that tho machinery of the government could pot be used ip any way for the proposed purpose. It would be neces wary for you to have your own agents. , PAY OF THK MES. 1 think~wo can meet most or all of the ob- ligations to discharged soldiers by discharging ut once all those whose terms expire belore November 1 and’ paying them out of the current appropriation, The enhated men are paid on muster and payrolis every two months, Only one payment, that of August 31, will mntery between Jaly Land the meeting of Uongress, and us the men ure ted and clothed by tho government there would be no great bardshtp in post- pouting their payment until the muster of October 30. Moreover, there are diflicultios in the wav of paying them, owing to the provisions of section 1,291, Revised Statutes, which invalidates any assigumenut of pay by enlisted men prior to their discharge. PAYMENT OF OFFICERS. These dificalties do not, however, exist in the case ot officers who are dependent ou their puy tor the uctual necessities of lite. »They are paid monthly on their o#n vouchers, of which a copy is enclosed. { will consult wih the Attorney General, and if there is uo legal objection to it 4 will issue an order authorizing paymasters, Wheo uccounts ure presouted to thom sor payment,'to put on the back an indorsement somewhat of this sort:— ‘The within account is believed to be correct aud would be paid by me if I had public tunds availabte tur that purpose, « ——, Paymaster. | The officer could then indorse the account to your | order and your agent could pay it by check or other. | wise, less Such discount as you might establish. When | up appropriution 18 made you can present these im- | dorsed vouchers to the Paymaster General for pay- ment. Pay for the months of July, August and September will certainly be required, and possivly, also, lor Octo- ber, THE AMOUNT AND PLACK OF PAYMENT, The approximate monthly expenditure for the pay of Officers, acting assistant surgeons and paymasters’ clerks, and mileage, und other paymenis to vilicers, 18 $550,000, You would require’ disbursing ugents at Chicago, Il; St. Paul, Mino; Omaha, Neb; Leavenworth, Kupsas; New Orleans, La.} Sun Anionio, ‘Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Helena, M. 1.3 Santa ‘Fé, N ‘exico; San ‘Francisco, Cul; Portiand, Oregon, and Prescott, Arizona, aud possibly @ few others. From New York ree could pay tue sta- tious along the Atiantic wad lake coast, Possibly an agent at Charleston, 8. C., und another at Atidnia, Gu., would be necessary. L enclose a tavulaied statement of the stations of the regiments, from which you can form your own esti- mate of the number of agents necessary. 1 will cheer- fully «ford you a uny time any information concern- * ing the routes of travel and any maps publisued by this. department. CHARACTER OF THE ARRANGRMENT. Plehse understand that, owing to the provisious of Bection 3,679 of the Revised statutes, the War Depart- ment cup have nothing W do Witu the transactions pro- | posed, it is purely w matter of business between you und the officers, and your security for your advances | Must rest wpon your faith that Cougress will pass adequate appropriations and upon the fact toat any double dewling or traudon the part of the officer will forteit his commission. Une other point | desire to call your attention to— viz., if any other firm or syndicate should come in at auy time and oiler lower rates of discount than your. seives the officer would, of course, have the opuva of indursiug bis account to the other firm, 1 hope that the avove will give you the information necessary to make intelligent plang and proposiuions to the army ollicers, Be ussured that 1 wish to ugsist you in every meas- ure tending to relieve the hardships of the oflicers £0 far as 1 can do so Without violating the provisions of law. Very respectfully, GEORGE W, McCRARY, Secretary ot War, SUBMITTED TO THY ATTORNEY GENERAL, Tho Socrotary to-day transmitted tv the Attorney Genoral the blank form of voucher upon which officers are paid, with the request that ho will give an opinion | as to whether it Would bo a violation of section 3,679 or uny other seotion of the Revised Statutes, or of any Juw, to issue an order authorizing paymasters to make such a certiicate ag that mentionea, or authorizing oficers to make sach au indorsement and transfer of their accounts for a vaiuablo cousideration. CANADA. LALOR LROUBLES LD Queune, Magy 1a, 1877. Contractors for laying stone pavements in the streets here having employed country instead of cy laborers the Jatter.attieked the countryinta to-day and drove thom from work, Lhe police did not interes tere. Cruvenaxn, Ohio, May 14, 1877, The Standard Oj! Company's coopers, 1.500 1m all, who struck three woeks ago, will all return to work ‘Tuesday morning at the company’s terns, but with a | promise that business revives wages will be 1- creased, The compuny also agree not to omploy boys iu thoir shops, but give all the work to wen, A SDKIKE IN BROOKLY Thero was a general strike in Brooklyn yesterday among masons’ laborers. Ata recent meeting of the Laborers’ United Benefit Suciety of that city resolu. tions were unanimousiy adopted demanding $2 por day instead of $175, Some of the bosses immedia- tely acceded to the demand, while others deciared that they would not submit. It is claimed by tho latter that their contracts have been twken at such a low figure that they will certainly lose money should ibey pay their laborers $2 per day, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Povauxerrsrs, N. Y., May 14, 1877. The Supreme Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias will make an official visit hereon Tuesday, May 22. Arrangements have been mado fora grand reception by all tho Hudson Kiver lodges, including New York, Hoboken and Atbany. place, and a reception will be given in the evening the Morgan Hous: it THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR, The Supremo Lodge of the Knights of Honor met again yesterday in Corinthian Hall, corner of Grand ana intro streets, and olected the supreme officers for the onsuing year, ‘Their names are:—Supreme Dictator, J. A. Ege, Pennsylvania; Vice Dictator, J. H. Gallinger, New Hampshire; Assistant, Thomas Mormot, South was brought originally by J. L Town, to recovor | Carolina; Guide, NX, H. Webber, Michigan; Treasurer, ‘ A $5,000 on a policy of insurance held in defendunt’s company on a stock of goods destroyed in Davenport, Towa, Tbe claim was admitted to be just, but in- solvency, it was claimed, barred them from making r, New York; Guard, Ladd, Tennes- im, ‘i, G, Allison, North Carolina; Sentinel, Richmond, Va,; Trustecs, George W. Wright, Michigan; Wiliam Goodbuc, Massachusett K. A. Osme' Coa the payment, The Court refused to vacate the attach- ment. aud G. Gordon, Maine. The next gession of the lodgs will be held im the South, ! chairs in German fasion. A wniform parade will take | A MIDNIGHT ORDER, An Awful Tragedy at East Williamsburg. A SALOON KEEPER KiSLED. Murdered by the Side of His Sleeping Wife. ARREST OF THE ALLEGED ASSASSIN | } —_+—_— ‘The quietude of Kast Williamsburg was, early yes- terday morning, disturbed by a borrible and brutal murder, Qn Metropolitan ayenue, newr the Fresh- pond junction of the Long Island Railroad, are two | lager beor sloons, one on euch side of the road, and it was im that, occupied vy Jobo Gunsor, and known ag Enst Williamsburg Hall, that the tragedy occurred, About (en o'clock on Sunday night the saloon was + closed for the day, aud shortly afterward Mr. and Mrs, Gupser retired forthe mght. About half au hour alter midnight Mrs, Gunser says thatshe saw aman in her room, it being their custom t2 keep a lamp burning while Ubey slept, She called to her husband but she was unable to awako lim, “She them rau into the kiteben and the man followed her, siriking her on the head with an airgun he hal found in the room and inflicting very dangerous wounds, which may, possibly prove fatal She called out | to a lodger who wus sleeping in the. floor above, “Adam!” “Adam!” and, bearing the approach of the | lodger, her assailant rushed back to the barroom, putlea down the tnuer shade and broke the glass of the window aud jumped into the road, He mado his cscape before the lodger could stop him, and the attention of the aroused household was directed to tho condition of Guaser, who was found to have received a wound of from four to five ioches inches in length over the leit ear, and that life was quite extinct. DETAILS-O¥ THE MURDER, ‘The first Qoor of the house is luid out in three rooms, Tt faces to the south, the harroom in front occupying two-thirds of the area and ex!ending the entire width of tho building. This room is about twenty-live feet by twenty-five, is mainly occupied by tables and The east end of the room is used fora bar. The beer being stored in the cellar was brought up through a smail trap door ut the end of the var iu the northeast corner of the room, Tho northern portion of the house is occupied by a bed- room on the west, in which the tragedy took place, the kitchon adjoining, and the halt = and stairway = = on the enst = end, doors trom: all these rooms leud to the barroom; they also communicate with each other by doors, aud the hall and kitchen also have doors intotho yara, The collar, the full size of the house, is entered from the rear and from the southwest corner of the house on Metropolitan avenue, This latter entrance was used by tho assassin, who opened the door and desconded the steps; then making his way along the wall around the inside he reached the woighted platform ot tho trap and thus easily obtained admission to the bar- room. On the soit mould of the cellar floor he lett clear impressions of bis No. 10 pedal coverings ana algo one of hig boots, Knowing well what be wanted und without striking a ght he stepped carefully behind the bar and took down a heavy air gun used for firmg feath- ered darts in short rango and outdoor galleries. Then crossing over he entered the bedroom of the sloeping busband and wife. No compuuction evidently crossed his mind as bo saw the couple calmly reposing, droaming perbaps of tho duties aud pleasuros of the morrow, No hdsitation marred the execution of tho first portion af his plan, but coolly measuring his dis- tance and trying his weapon to make sure of his aim, he seized the gun by the muzzle and brought it down with crashing force on the defenceless head of Gunser, Tho blow not only crashed in the skull’ just above and back of the loft ear, but it broke the piece off at the small of tho butt, and also the air chamber off at its junction with the barrel, ‘then quickly with the barrel | ho struck Mrs, Gunser a siwilar blow, but the weapon | had only weight euough, and he having to reach over Bo far, ouly leverage enough to wake her up and pro. | duce wu tlow of blood from an ugly wound on the fore- head, She culled on her husband and jumped up, but the murderer, placing one hand on her mouth to pre, vent her crying oat, dragged her into tho kitchen, and there attempted to beat her brains out with the barrel. He struck ber several times on tho head, but she threw up ber arms and moved around so that Le only inflicted several severe injuries to her head, arms and jeg. Hor cries of ‘Aduin! Adum!’? meaning the workingman, aroused bim aud the children, and the murderer bearing their movements became alarmed and, thereforo, wade a dash for the southwest window of the barroom, knocked out four largo panes of glass in the lower sash, leaped through the bole aud mude bis way down Metropolitan avenue, Mrs, Gunser, suill crying “Adam!’’ was met by him at the loot of the stairs just us the fugitive flew through the window. He assisted her to a chair, aud tuen looked alter Gunser, but finding him dead, rushed out and uroused two of the neighbors named Eckert and Schreier, who obtained medical assistance. Dr. Coaries J, Stanl, of Throop avenue and Wallabont siroeet, and Dr. Eiawirth ancwered tho call, tind- ing Gunser dead when they reached the house, at avout three A.M. Mrs, Gunser’s injuries were very serious, If not fatal, Tho medical men thiok she will recover, THE INQUEST. Coroner Jonn Carro.! arrived soon after the doctors | andatonce tock steps to discover and capture ihe murderer if possiblo, Inquiry among the neighbors ' aud members of the famtiy directed suspicion first to George Michiel, a barber, living in the vext house, but be proved that he nad been in bed until bail-past five A. M., when alter being inlormed ot the murder he roused up some ovhers of the neighbors and hur- ried into Gunser’s house, He was released a few mine utes alter mis capture, Next hearing ihat Gunser had Stopped aquarre! between two men ou Sunday alter- noon he caused the arrest of one of them, Joho Wes- sers, Who had spcken bitterly of his interterence. | Wesgere was held, but no ove in the vicinity suspects’ | him of any complicity i the borri aifair. Daring the moruing Mrs. Guuser was in a very crit Ieul Condition, auc seeniod to be taining and at times deliriows, but at two vrelock P.M. Dr. Stahl re- ported ber quieter and in such condition as to make an | anie-mortem statement, wh cu Coroner Carroll took as | follow: Mrs. Apollonia Guuser said:—1 am twenty-vine years old and will be Wuirty next monty; 1 was born in Ger many; Lthink J ammortaily wounded and that I sball hot recover; our place was shut op at haii-past cen Oleloek lust evening; about the Lime we shut up there Was nu one present but a man who went on crutches; asleep, but did vot answer; I got up and the blood | ran of of me; tran into the kitche L coula vot | sco the muu very disunctiy, but believe he bad on a Dlack cout; he was a tall, big man; 1 did not recog. hizo the man a8 baving seen him 1a the saloon during the day; know of uo one who bas made tureats against ine or my busband; William Schmidt, who saloon during tne P.M. ; i my husband were on triendly ierms; my husband had bad ne quarrel with apy man that | Know 1; our domestic affairs were comfortubie; my bus bund aod myself lived happny vogetuer; we onco had a person living with us who would answer ihe description of the man | saw in my room — last night; his name was Frederick | Aullovan; ne and my basband were not on good terms ; they quarrelled about revoivers, and be has not been in iny house since; there was another man who hved ned Peter; when Join Wesser struck his jaw yesterd y, my husband weut out avd stopped him; there is a man who owed my husband $29, who lives in the yard, and was in the habit of com- ing into the suloou; he was not on good terms with my hasband; his name ts Jacob Earley. Coroner Carrol then requested all those who bad been summoned on the jury to step up and view the body, which being done ho swore them im and was about to commence taking testimony when Dr, Stahl reporied Sirs, Gunser’s condition such that he could permit po more talxing ou the premises. The went awa, inquest was therefore commenoed on the other side of the avenue, in Metropolitan Hull, Adam Martin was the only witnoss examined. His testimony was that be was a carpenter, in tne employ ga Gunger, twenty the Xx years of age, and resided 10 ame house and eat ab the same table with de- on Sunuav be was In” the saloon from to three PM. from to a quarter of the place was closed up, he bidding Mr. Gunser “good Might,’ while ta the uct of closing; William Scumidt was in the saloon during the evening, but left and went down with (be lagi car; ata quarter of one o'clock he was called by Mrs. Gunser, and hearing guch a strange noise he was irightened, but slipping on some clothing ran down stairs followed by the children, meeting Mrs. Guaser covered with blood, in the hall; 80 heard @ rattling noise tn the barroom, and lookivg fo sawa man jump out of the window; the servant girl also lollowed him down stairs and together they cared for Mra. Gunser, aod then he went into the bedroom and fouud Guuser dead and partially banging out of the bed; Guoser and his wife occasionally bad those iittie incidental to jamilies, but not recently; be d @ charge of inddelity mado against Mra ————————————— when I woke up in the mgut t saw a man mm my room; | l called ow my busband to heip me, but he jay asi | Gunser ar her husband, but indistinct; witness bad jucceeded ' ‘Hiilman in bis work-and was not on friendly terms with hum on good terns with the Guoser family; thought Guoser aod Schim de were on Iriendly terms, or at jeast seeined to be 1D their mtercourse with each otner. Wheu the Coroner stated that be was through with the witness for the present one of the jurors suggested that many questions might be put to the with but Coroner Carrol stated that Syublie policy required that all further exemination should be deterred until the adjourned inquiry at five o'clock this alternoon, ANTECEDENTS OF THE MURDERED MAN. John Guuser, a builder, formerly + New York, moved to East Williamsburg five years ago, being (hea a widower, He purchased the gid Turn Hall oa Metro Olitan avenue, and renawing it East Willlamsourg aut added to his other business thai of saloon keeping. Finding that botn were too laborious be took 10 him- self a second wile, herself a widow then but tweniy+ five years of age, Guuser being thirty-five years old, For live years they lived together, children being born to them in due course. ‘They voth were in Juir reputation, though many people who were 0b- jectionable made the saloon their theadquarters, especially on Sundays; in fact it in coos sequence of the complaints of some of the neighbors a ieense has been refused. Gunser and his wile seemed ree preity woll together, though they would quar. rel occasioually, the cause of the quarrels being tho joelonty of Gunser, who would accuse his wile of uu. fuithtuiness and, according 1o the story of his chil- dren, sometimes raised his hand to ber in these fits of Jealous auger. He, as far as known, made no specilic charge, but hinted at parties who came to the saloon more frequently than ho desired. In addition to this he. frequontly becamo invgived in quarrels with h: neighbors. He was good natured, but tbe women and his wite could not agree, and when tvey quarrelled the men would tall out over the sume matter, Otherwise he was 4 peacomuker, and on Sunday ufterncon oue Jobo Schimmer and his brotuer-in-law, John Wessers, having quarretied ia front of Guuser’s place, the /atier went ont on the street, lirst separating and then quiet- ing them, tuougu Wessers left cursing lim tor bis ine terterenes, Jhurmg the five years he lived in this place Gunset carried on bis carpenter and building business, tho shop occupying the frst story of abuiiding 1 the rear of the tot, the upper floor of which was occupied by a mau vamed Joseph Eisie. Tho business proved protit- able, and Gunger was currently reported to be worth some money, and it was supposed that he kept somo of tin the house, On Sunday the business in the saloon was very good, the pleasant weatber attracting nume bers to the Lutheron Cemetery, a short distance be« yond, many of whom stopped to partake of lager beer, STATEMENT OF AUGUST GUNSER. August Guuser, aged fourteen years, stated that he was the oldest son and was awoke about ono o'clock by his mother calling **Adam! Adam!" Theo be jumped up and dressed and went down stairs, hearing & noise of broken glass ws he wus going down, He ran around to the kitchen, where he found bis mother. She told him to look after his futher, who was stabbed, He then described the manner in which the entry was ellected, as given above, His mother told bim that when she was Uret struck sho said Papa, what are you luituing me for?’ then, seeing the man, she jumped out of bed and he seized her by the mouth and drayged her m the kiichen, were we heard her, Her arma wore iujured 1p atlempting to Keep him from hurting her head, and when she fell be struck her un the legs, STATEMENT OF A CAR CONDUCTOR. Petor Kuchrer, the conductor of the last car from Middle Village ou Sunday night, says that ho passed Guansers un the way down, about ten o'clock or a lew ininutes after, The man Schmidt got on at that corner and rode tothe stable where be took a transfer ticket, and continued on into Williamsburg. Wilo SCHMIDT IS. Schmidtis a driver for Wever and Fuchrer, browers, corner ot Graham avenue and Moserole streets, Will- jamsburg, and this may possibly clear him ol suspicion unless it 1s proved that he walked back to Bust Wille tamsburg, which he had just time to do, and commit the decd. ANOTHER WOMAN IN THE CASE. A condoctor on one of the North Second streot cara says that shortly after ten o’ciock he was bailed when pear Gunser’s, by a woman Who was about to issua froin the saloon, apparealy desiring to take the cur for Williamsburg. Sho was, however, prevented irom doing 80 a man who pulled her back and shouted, ‘Never mind, she will go down by the noxt car,’? Considerable importance was attached to this circumstance, last evening, in the neigubor- hood, tnasmuch as the man answers the description given by Mra, Gunser. A reporter of the HERALD as- certained that ttis woman did not return to her home in Wilhamsvurg until late yesterday morning, al- though she has a family of throe young children. . Sha will probably be an important witness at the adjourned Inquest to be held to-day. 3. AKREST OF THE ALLEGRD MURDERER. Pursuant to instructions Officer Feigenbaum, of the Fifth precinct, went to No, 47 Johnson avenue and urrested William Schmidt, the driver who was sald to be the last man in Guuser’s saloom Schmidt, who bad just returned from work, was allowed to change hig | clothes and was then taken to the Fifth precinct station house. George Gricss, a carpenter who had worked jor Gunser some time ago, und who was not on the best of terms with Lim, Was also arrested by the game officef'at his residence, No. 58 Moore siroet, Williums- burg. Griess was very mdignant, and maintains that with the exception of a Jew minutes’ cull on a neighbor be wus not out of the house alt day Sunday, aod chat ne slept at bome all that nigit. He will probably be reieased this worn. ing. A HeRaup reporter eaw Schmidt tn his cell at the station boose after the Coroner had seen him and examived bis shoes. The = nails io the heeis of the shoes and the size of the shoes, he thinks, will+ tt the footprints in the cellar. The shoes of the barber, Mrchel, ot the same size, ‘but are too much worn to fit. When ked by the Coroner where ho was on Sunvay ho said at Gunser’s, from which place he started at ten o'clock VY. M., and came dows by the last car; that be had been singing with the Guaser family aud a woman named Liebe and a man from Greeppomt called the “Rooster” or Rosterman. . They all came down together ip the car, of which Pete Kuebler was conductor, ang three young girls were also pas- sengers. He took a transier al the stables, but walked thence to his home. He afterward staied to tho re- porter thut he went out to Gunser’s on Thursday and sbowed a@ transler ticket to get Guuser as a customer for Weber & Fuehrer, bis present employers, Gunser ordored the beer, and on Saturday he delivered four quarter kege to nim, On Suuday, at six o’ciock P. al., after he had finished bis stabla work, he went out to see how ho isked the beer. When asked if be knew aoy one who bad threat. - ened to injure Gunser he said the bar. ber and the man named Rooster, but he didn’t think thoy would do it, He added iu conclusion that he was a marricd man, dd lis wile couid prove that he reached home on Saturaay might at cloven o’clock, and remained there until he went to work delivering beer at foar o’clock Monday morn. ing. The suspicion points strongly toward this man as the mardcrer, most damaging tesuumony having been discovered by the Corover and District. Attorney Downig, of Queens. During the = atters noon of yesterduy they privately examined Guns niece, Anme Smith, their servant girl and the man named Thomas, who also sat in the bar on Suvday night, Their tesumony goes to show that the woman Licbe was of loose cbharacier, wha came with Rostermun, and while there Schmidt trie@ to get away trom tho latter, and then to delay her s@ she could vot get the lust car, The giriSmith suid that ber aunt, Mrs. Gunser, seemed atruia of Schmidt ail eveumng, oF ag she expressed it, ‘‘made big eyes at him.” Whew Schiniat ieft Guaser said he was coming back again Lo stop nigut, and then her aunt started again. About halt hour tater the dog in yard showed signs of uneasiness ise Was heard iu the cellar, at which ber aunt again “made big eyes’? and secwed afraid of som thing, clenching her fists, &c. ‘They all went to ved, however, und she was awakened by ber auut callug for Adam, u8 stated. Rumor says that Schmidt bas on several occasions taken Mra. Gunser out for a walk and the Coroner says she has ulreauy told two different stories of the affair, so that suil more developments are expected from the testimony, Coroner Carroll says that 1a money le found $12 $8 on the person of the deceased, $i0 in the money drawer and in the bareau ove gold watch, two silver watches aud wll Mrs, Gunser’s jeweiry intact. JRIOUS WOMAN. a the As Pevor L. Stapper, wae keeps a liquor saloon on West Thirty-second street, neur Eighth avenue, was | euteriug bis house, No, 207 West Nineteenth street, in cowpany with his wile, be was accosted by Sirs Ella Randall, of No. 66 Leroy street, who, it is alleged, drew a poignard and attempted to stab him, Stapper threw up his band and received the wound in the arm, Detectives 0’Counor and Field, of the District Attor- ney’s office, toox ber into custody and sue was yesier- day arraigned on the charge of felonious assauit, It was stated that the accused was actuated to the deod by reason of the cessation of attention on the part of the complainan VALUE OF A WIFE, Action has been brought by Oliver H, Hobsog Against John Byrne and George K. Smith, in the Kings County Supreme Court, to recover damages in the sum of $10,000 for the loss of the services of Fannie Rose Hobson, his wife, The defendants, wha are bighly respected surgeons and physicians, are algo sued by Mrs, Hobson for $26,000, tie judy allog- ing that defendants bad apskiliuily pertormed an operation upon her for the removal of atumor. A general denial 1s the answer, aud it is averred that the ane was pertormed with due surgical care and skili, Detective George Dilks, Jr., of the Central office, brought belore Judge Wandell, yesterday, a prisoner whom he asked suould be remanded wll to-day. The name Of the prisouer or the particulars of his arrest was refused to the reporters, but it 18 supposed that the man was taken on suspicion of having veen con- ewton Centre rovbery in Massachusetts On the date mentioned burglars entered nh Prescott at that place and ov May 4, the premises of Harris stole {rom his bureau $21,000 in goverament bonds and $400 in money, ‘Tho papers are to be drawn up this week for appeal- ing of the case of Abram -H. Datiey against Walter Ly Livingston, which was tried in the Kings County Su- preme Court, and resulted in a verdict tor Mr. Dailey, AU wili be remembered thas the action was a eomtust for the Surrogatesiip of Kings county, Me. Dailey cus tered upon the duties of Lis ollice yesterday, and Made the following appointments :—Thomas F. Farrell, Ads ministration Clerk, salary at William Halliday, Recording Clerk, salary $1,